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Puget Spice® crab apple tree

Malus domestica 'Puget Spice'

Puget Spice
Puget Spice is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Pollination group: 3

Puget Spice is considered a crab-apple because of the fruit size, but its parentage is mainstream apples. Strangely, it is far more akin to hard cider apples, and its tannin levels would classify it as a bittersharp.

Puget Spice crab apple trees for sale

You can pre-order for spring 2025

  • 1Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
    Dwarf rootstock
    Out of stock
  • 2Semi-dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $37.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
    G.969 rootstock
    Out of stock

History

Puget Spice was developed at Washington State University, from two mainstream apples - Alkmene and Prima.

Puget Spice characteristics

  • Pollination group3
  • Picking seasonMid
  • UsesCulinaryJuiceHard cider
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • ScabVery resistant
  • MildewVery resistant
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)